sustain your community | sustainable community development ... · greenhouse gas emissions,...
TRANSCRIPT
Sustain Your Community | Sustainable Community Development | A project funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation |
Delivered by EnviroCentre in collaboration with various community partners | Evaluated by the Social Planning Council of Ottawa
SUSTAIN WEST
CARLETON
The evaluation
examines outcomes, aspects of the
implementation process, the measurable improvements with respect to the desired
outcomes and lessons learned.
1
focus of the project Develop community-led initiatives
that engage residents and volunteers in projects that reduce
greenhouse gas emissions, cost-savings and overall, citizen
involvement in environmental sustainability actions.
West Carleton identi�ed three priority themes to focus their
environmental actions: food security, energy and
transportation.
PurposeThis evaluation report
examines the �ndings for the �rst period of the three-year project
(2014-2017) carried out by EnviroCentre to develop new assets or continue increasing the existing ones and
support environmental sustainability at the local
level.
How much did we do?
Increasedknowledgeand skills
Mobilizedcommunity
Increasedassets for
sustainability
Reducedgreenhouse
gas emissions
Increasedcommunity
sustainability
How welldid we do it?
Is anyone or anythingbetter o�?
What have we learned that will help us move forward on GHG reductions and/or sustainability actions?
2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017
Project Timeline
Theory of Change
AdaptationLong-term
Engagement
Adoption
Public Education Engagement Infrastructureand resources
OUTPUTS
QUALITY
LEARNING
OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
Sustain Your Community | West Carleton
Sustain West Carleton| Evaluation Report
2Sustain Your Community | West Carleton
Sustain West Carleton | Themes: Food Security, Energy and Transportation
QUALITY
LEARNINGOUTCOMES
1 2
3 4
How much did we do?
What is working... What needs to be improvedparticipants
32%No
68% Yes
How well did we do it?OUTPUTS
Is anyone or anythingbetter o�?
Feedback forimprovement
Increased knowledge/skills/behaviour
33partners
*Greenhouse gases
5action plans
1hours of volunteer work
628
Participantswho reported
increasedknowledge
and awarenessof environmental
sustainability
Networksand
collaborations
Action plansexpected tocontributewith GHG*reductions
Volunteerhours
contributedto the project
100%adults
Age - participation
Resources used / participants getting involved, raising awareness and taking action to increase community sustainability
Lessons learned that will help us move forward on GHG reductions and/or
sustainability actions
Residents are motivated to boost local employment, increase healthy and low carbon vegetables and fruits
De�nition of roles and pro�les that current and potential participants can perform in the initiative
The main initiative in the community has encouraged key collaboration networks and support from a wide range of partners committed to green work
Getting the attention of other potential participants who are
not responding to established strategies
Participants feel excited about education programs that impact consumption choices in terms of economic and environmental issues
Strategic planning and experience in business to
develop all of the aspects of the initiative so this can become
a community business model
+8#
workshopsand activities
2
#Participants
involved #contacts
made
4856
#communication
hits#communityinitiatives
+2,600
79#
volunteers
Level of satisfaction reported by participants who completed surveys.
Positive changes and progression reported by participants, volunteers and coordinators